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An Act to enable His Majesty, for a limited Time, to call out and assemble the Militia, in all Cases of Rebellion, within this Realm of Great Britain, or any of the Dominions thereunto belonging, and to summon the Parliament, in the Cases and Manner therein mentioned. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116))
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
The first volume of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. [3]Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. [3]Augustus Toplady's hymn "Rock of Ages" (final versions, in The Gospel Magazine, March, and his Psalms and Hymns for Public and Private Worship, July).
An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty, by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-six; and for the Relief of the Inhabitants of the City and County of the City of Lincoln, in respect of Arrears of the Land Tax. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
1776 establishments in the British Empire (1 C, 4 P) A. American Revolutionary War (22 C, 79 P) I. 1776 in Ireland (1 C, 1 P) N. 1776 in Nova Scotia (1 P) P.
An Act for the Encouragement of the Fisheries carried on from Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions in Europe; and for securing the Return of the Fishermen, Sailors, and others, employed in the said Fisheries, to the Ports thereof, at the End of the Fishing Season. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 116))
July 4 – American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence, in which the United States officially declares independence from the British Empire, is approved by the Continental Congress and signed by its president, John Hancock, together with representatives from Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts Bay, New ...
1776 in the British Empire (9 C, 3 P) / ... 1776 establishments in Great Britain (4 C, 5 P) A. Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1776 (6 P) S. 1776 in British sport (1 C)